Do you get Websearch.searchmainia.info hijacker on your computer? Why your browser keeps redirecting to this site without your permission? Help! My browser is hijacked by Websearch.searchmainia.info. I noticed that my homepage is changed to this website. Is it a virus? I cannot get rid of it at all because virus scan shows clean. But it really annoys me because both IE and Firefox are not working properly.

Websearch.searchmainia.info Redirect Description

Websearch.searchmainia.info is categorized as browser hijacker infection that annoys PC users recently and it displays tons of pop-up advertisements on infected computer once installed. It works as similar as Websearch.pu-result.info redirect by invading the target PC without any permission and then affecting browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. As soon as it downloaded, it installs unnecessary toolbar and sets the default search engine to http://websearch.searchsupporter.info/ which belongs to a spam search engine used to deliver advertisement.

There are many possibilities for a user to get this hijacker. But mostly users will get it from free downloads. When you install a software, it may include optional installs, if you are not careful enough, you will agree to change your default browser homepage to Websearch.searchmainia.info and set your default search engine to this bogus Search. Once the change is made, you are not able to change the setting back and get your favorite site as your homepage anymore. In addition, whenever your computer is connected to Internet, you will be bombarded with hundreds of pop-up advertisements.
This website is a low-quality search engine that displays more advertisements than legitimate results. It is used to advertise certain websites and to drive more traffic to the same websites. If you have been suffering from this browser hijacker, it should be fixed immediately.

Notice: Considering all these consequences brought up by this Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect, one should remove it for good. Contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to get help on removing this unwanted browser pop-up off your PC as soon as possible.

Screen-shot of Websearch.searchmainia.info Redirect Webpage

websearch.searchsupporter.info

Infected Symptoms Are Listed As Follow:

1. It’s distributed through malicious web sites and free programs and can get itself installed without user’s consent.
2. Internet browsers will be hacked and default home pages and search engines will be replaced.
3. It will redirect you to other unwanted web sites and links online constantly where more viruses could be hidden beneath.
4. New tabs and unwanted ads can pop up constantly to interrupt the Internet surfing.
5. Personal privacy will be in risks since Internet environment isn’t safe anymore.

Step-by-step Browser Hijacker Removal Guide

To achieve a complete removal of this browser hijacker, manual removal is suggested here as a better solution as this Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect won’t be detected or removed by antivirus programs. Expertise will be required during the manual removal process as the associating files and entries can change and disguise themselves under different locations/covers.

Step A: Open Windows Task Manager to end process related to this browser hijacker. To do that, press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time to pull up Window Task Manager; go to Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find.
taskmanager

Step B: Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. Go to Folder Options window, under View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
FolderOptions

Step C: Press Windows+R keys to pull up Run box and type in regedit to open Registry Editor.
Run+regedit

Step D: Delete all these associated files and registry entries with Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect in Registry Editor as below:

%AppData%\
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit”

Step E: Change home pages back from the domain of this Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect virus.
homepage-setting-firefox

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Conclusion

Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect alters your browser homepage and default search engine to Beamrise search without user approval. It changes your privacy settings and disables your firewall, thus it is able to open a back door for other malware to get control over your compromised system. This hijacker can be installed in any web browser such as Internet explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox very easily, and add its malicious extension to them. So while you are working on the computer, you will notice it is running slower than usual and executing speed of system is also decreasing. Redirect virus starts continuously rerouting Google, Yahoo and Bing search engines to its domain where undesirable ads are displayed. And it even prevents you from changing it back to the website you really want. Therefore, you have to remove Websearch.searchmainia.info as soon as you detect it on your PC.

Note: Still cannot get rid of Websearch.searchmainia.info redirect from your browser? Please contact YooSecurity Online Experts now to get help from professionals and to save the computer from this redirect as soon as possible.

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on June 12, 2013 5:06 am

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